Police clear some 500 people off Nanakuli property during cockfight raid

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By Minna Sugimoto

NANAKULI (HawaiiNewsNow) – Residents of Hakimo Road in Nanakuli have split opinions regarding a massive police raid in their neighborhood Saturday. Officers armed with a search warrant broke up a cockfighting event that was attended by an estimated 500 people.

Police made four arrests. Loreto Arzaga, Jr., Joseph Lai, Frank Lavatai and Patrick Takahashi were later charged with animal cruelty.

Home video shows the police helicopter overhead as officers shut down a heavily-attended cockfight in Nanakuli.

“There were maybe 500 people back there at this cockfight. Is that typical?” this reporter asked.